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From: Mark Jones flyk...@charter.net
Have our prayers all been answered with the fifth bearing? I sure hope so but
only time will tell.
Mark Jones
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Hi Mark J & L,
I purchased a Corvair engine from Larry Flesner during Mt Vernon 2008. I will
be building this engine for aircraft use one of these days, after I see how all
you 5th bearing guys hold up.
I am wondering what any of you 5th bearing flyers think about the "necessity to
nitride the crank" with the addition of the 5th bearing? My thinking is if the
previous basic problem was bending loads breaking non nitrated and nitrated
cranks then what good is nitriding? Since you Marks have noticed major
differences in the operating smoothness of your engines during all phases of
flight with the added 5th bearing, maybe there is no need to go to the expense
of that crank process.
Just wondering what you think about this.
Thanks
Larry H.
After almost two full months since my crank breakage, "Six Mike Juliet" flew
again this morning with the new Dan Weseman fifth bearing installed.
